Julianna Nevari

My focus is on the user-centred and collaborative workplace and learning environment development, concept making and interior architecture. At the same time, I´m learning more about strategic and service design as well as new ways to co-create with the users and other stakeholders in the Aalto Univesity.

My Story

I believe that we can create stronger design solutions with the user-centered and collaborative design approach.

Furthermore, I believe that change always creates design opportunities that we should not miss. I feel passionately towards strategic co-design and transformation design and finding out the right problem for each challenge with the right methods and tools, of course, together with different stakeholders.

I have decided to dedicate my time to sensemaking in order to support change making. To do this, I do design consulting in Helsinki. More and more, also abroad. My office is at my home and at the Aalto University campus. During my time in Aalto, I am focusing on two things: 1) How to implement the agile, design way of thinking into the culture of organizations in order to make better decisions faster and based on the real needs and desires of the end-users? 2) How to combine strategic and service design thinking into architecture in order to make more future-ready and human-centred buildings?

I am among the enthusiastic and talented students every day, which makes me certain that we have all the tools in our hands – we just need to find the right people to collaborate with and make positive change happen.

If you got interested, let´s get in touch and talk more!

My design approach

My background is in the field of interior architecture. However, I combine different fields of design into my thinking and doing in order to look the challenges and possibilities more holistically.

User-centered & Co-design100%

Strategic, systems & service design80%

Workplace & Learning environment development80%

Interior architecture50%

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Julianna is very professional in the way she does her work. She has an ability to manage her time, ideate concepts, work with users and analyze information in an efficient way.

Colleague

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I would say that Julianna´s strengths are persistence and positive attitude!

Colleague

User-centredeness

Designing the end-user in mind is about understanding their perspective on the world.

Testing & Iterating

The culture of constant iterating and testing is the best way to take the project forward. Flexibility is the key.

Visual way of communicating

The ability to make complex problems, ideas and systems tangible is the base for all of my projects.

Experience and important events

Current

Design & Workplace Consultant

TMI Julianna Nevari / Business ID 2846905-4

2018

Publication "Koulusta oppimisen ympäristöksi"

Co-author in a guide about how to develop learning environments, published by the Finnish National Agency for Education (Click here to open the online store).

2017-2019

Master of arts

Master´s programme in Collaborative and Industrial design Aalto University

2015

Workplace Manager

A course by KIINKO Real Estate Education

2013-2017

Interior Architect and Workplace Consultant

KVA Architects Ltd

2009/2013

Interior Architect/assistant

Interior Architect Office Carola Rytsölä Oy

2012

Exchange in Italy

Politecnico di Milano, Facoltà del design

2009-2013

Bachelor of Culture and Arts

Designer, interior architect, Lahti Institute of Design and Fine Arts. Final work "The opening up of a classroom - Oivaltamo". (Read more in here).

2008-2009

Architectural draughtsman

Degree in building draughtsman, Rakennustekniikan Opisto, Helsinki

Examples of my work

Most of these projects are done during my time in KVA Architects.

WORKPLACE / CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROJECTS

The University of Arts, Theatre Academy (participatory workplace development, concept)

From school to a learning environment

Tools to develop learning environments

I have written and illustrated a book together with a principle and researcher Marko Kuuskorpi. The guide explains our approach to the learning environment development with emphasis on the early development of pedagogical visioning. The focus is on the cultural change together with the physical space development.

The book is published by the Finnish National Agency for Education. It is only in Finnish at the moment, we are looking for a publisher to make it in English.

Lectures about design and development

Nohrcon

22.5.2019 OSLO

WHAT? A conference about future school and learning spaces. MY ROLE: How can learning spaces embrace holistic learning? Furthermore, how to develop a culture in order to create new ways of learning and teaching? How are modern schools in Finland designed? I will be representing the development in Finland in this Norwegian arena.

The city of Kaarina

8.3.2019 Kaarina

WHAT? The up-to-date-seminar of school design meant for the city´s decision makers, developers, designers and other key stakeholders. MY ROLE: Lecturer about the interior design next to an architectural planning and learning environment development. What should be taken into account and how the development should be done? Read more (only in Finnish).

FCG Consulting

7.10.2018 Vantaa

WHAT? Nova Schola -conference 2018. The theme of the conference is “From product to service” and the main topics are learning environments and the future & Spaces part of the organizational culture. MY ROLE: Co-lecturer with Marko Kuuskorpi about the future learning environments – challenge or a possibility for the school buildings? Read more

3L Education Oy & RAKLI ry

7.9.2018 Helsinki

WHAT? A seminar about the future of learning environments – flexible way of designing and building. MY ROLE: The ideal model of a learning environment development next to a construction process – From the common vision to the pedagogical planning and space concept. Read more

Nohrcon

3.10.2018 Denmark

WHAT? A conference about the future school and learning spaces. MY ROLE: How can learning spaces embrace holistic learning? How to develop the culture in order to create new ways of learning and teaching? And how are modern schools in Finland designed? Read more.

Ecophon

8.5.2018 HELSINKI

WHAT? The good way to design learning spaces. MY ROLE: From school to a learning environment – tools for the learning environment development. Together with Marko Kuuskorpi.

InnoOmnia

27.10.2017 ESPOO

WHAT? InnoOmnia development of a space manual -workshop. MY ROLE: KeySpeaker, From school to a learning environment

FCG Consulting

11.5.2017 HELSINKI

WHAT? Nova Schola Finlandia III – A theme seminar of a peer network “Motivated learner and learning”. MY ROLE: From school to a learning environment.

Finnish National Agency for Education

4.5.2017 HELSINKI

WHAT? The festival of a learning landscape. MY ROLE: From school to a learning environment together with Marko Kuuskorpi.

My Blog

In this blog, I write about inspiring events and about my life as a designer.